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Bath Studio School Ofsted report

“A lot of the youngsters have already come to the school and had a tour and a meeting with myself and colleagues.

“And we’re going to host a barbecue and information session for the parents to put the parents at ease as well."

Bath Studio School has 126 pupils aged between 14 and 19. The intake from BCA will bring the total number of pupils on its books to around 150 for the 2017-18 year.

Bath Community Academy which had 241 pupils this academic year is closing in 2018

BCA is closing at the end of the next school year and its pupils are being registered with new schools.

“This week we’ve had the recent publication of our Ofsted [report] where. We’re sending a link to the Ofsted report and giving reassurance that the report, despite saying that we require improvement, there are many, many strengths of the school, in particular our sixth form which is ‘good’.

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“Ofsted recognise that this is a very safe environment where behaviour is good, and Ofsted recognise that I have excluded some youngsters for behaviour and I will carry on doing that if that’s an appropriate sanction. It’s so important to maintain the highest standards.

“The partnership between the school and parents is critical for the success of every youngster.

“It’s very strong with many parents but we know we need to work with some parents to get them to have more buy-in with the school and to support the school and the youngsters.